The First Chimurenga Flashcards
What were the causes of The First Chimurenga?
Loss and killing of cattle which enraged the natives, the loss of their land and Hut Tax
When was the First Chimurenga?
1896 to 1897
What is hut tax ?
The Tax introduced by the White settlers to drive the natives out of their villages and into or onto mines or farms owned by the White settlers
What land were the natives driven onto during the loss of land ?
Communal Lands
Within the first week how many settlers were slain in Matabeleland and Mashonaland
141 in Matabeleland and 103 in Mashonaland
What patrol did the settlers immediately form ?
The Bulawayo Field Force
What was the name of the Ceremony which gave the Ndebele confidence to fight the white settlers?
The Big Dance
Who planned the attack to take back Bulawayo and for what date ?
It was M’limo for 29 March 1896
What did M’limo promise if the Ndebele went to war ?
That their bullets will turn into water and their canon shells into eggs
How did the Rebellion start prematurely and on what day ?
On 20 March Ndebele rebels stabbed and shot a native policemen
Who where the Heads of the Bulawayo Field Force ?
Selous and Fredrick Burnham
After the siege was broken how many and where did the Ndebele retreat to ?
50000 and into the Matobo hills
Where was the fiercest fighting between the Matebele and the Settlers ?
Matobo hills
Which 2 Settlers assassinated M’limo ?
Burnham and Armstrong
What was the iduna?
The Iduna was when Cecil Johns walked into the Matopo hills unarmed and brought the uprising to an end through negotiations with the impi’s
Who did Mbuya Nehanda execute ?
Mazoe Native Commissioner Pollard
What was the outcome of the First Chimurenga?
The rebellion failed completely and did not result in major changes. However, the legacy of leaders such as Kaguvi, Mapondera and Nehanda was to inspire the future generations
Name any 5 White settler leaders?
The leaders of the White settlers were Frederick Selous, Frederick Russell Burnham, Maurice Gifford, Cecil Rhodes and Col. Beal, Lord Grey and Col. Plumer, Gen. Carrington, Chief of Staff, Col Baden-Powell, Bonar Armstrong, van Rooyen and Lee as the commanders, and chief native commissioner H.J. Taylor.
Name any 3 Native leaders ?
The native leaders where M’limo or Umlimos, Nehanda Nyakasikana, Kaguvi Gumboreshumba, Gwabayana, Makoni, Mapondera, Mangwende, Seke, Mukwati, and Chief Mashayamombe.
